About 10 years ago, my wife and I were vacationing in Christchurch, New Zealand. Full of lamb and tired of seafood, we happened upon a Mexican restaurant. To our surprise, it was fantastic, from the margaritas to the guacamole to the burritos. Turns out the chef had spent time in LA and learned from local experts.

That’s not always the case, as revealed in this fantastic story by Jim Benning when his wife and he saw a large restaurant called “El Sombrero” in Lyon, France.
A: 9, Rue Pizay 69001 Lyon.
T: 04 78 30 90 79.

Read the story: “Tex-Mex withdrawal pangs in the nation of haute cuisine.”